Antenna TV Adds 9 Sitcoms in 2017; Holy Spanish, Batman! '60s Classic Coming to TeleXitos

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Antenna TV Adds 9 Sitcoms in 2017; Holy Spanish, Batman! '60s Classic Coming to TeleXitos

Alice Growing Pains 227

The Hogan Family Head of the Class Murphy Brown

We hinted that Antenna TV was going to add a bunch of shows and even named a few, now the announcement is here for most! Antenna TV, Tribune Broadcasting's multicast network continues to invest in programming and will add nine new programs to its schedule in 2017. Antenna TV currently airs in 131 TV markets across the U.S. reaching 87% of TV households. In January 2017, Becker, What's Happening!! and My Two Dads will begin their run on Antenna TV, while Alice, Growing Pains, 227, The Hogan Family, Head of the Class and Murphy Brown will join the network during the year. In 2016, Antenna TV brought Johnny Carson back to late night with a 60-minute classic Carson episodes airing weeknights and a 90-minute episode on weekends, marking the first time Carson is airing in strip since he signed off in 1992. This year, the network also added Webster, Wings and The Addams Family, which launched on September 12.

Alice, Murphy Brown, Growing Pains, Head of the Class, and The Hogan Family join Antenna TV from Warner Bros., Becker joins from CBS, 227, My Two Dads and What's Happening!! join the network from Sony.

Batman

TeleXitos, the first-of-its-kind multicast channel for Spanish-language viewers that seek action adventure en Español, announced the network has the rights to air the iconic 1960's television series, Batman, in Spanish. Viewers in the United States will now be able to watch the 120-episode series in Spanish and without subtitles. TeleXitos will kick-off the Batman series premiere with a weekend marathon that will begin on Saturday, September 17 at 1 PM ET / 12 CT. To view a promo of the series in Spanish, click here. Batman, the 1960's television show that was based on DC Comics characters, first aired in the United States on January 12, 1966 on ABC. The fan-favorite series that featured the caped crusader duo, Bruce Wayne as Batman and Dick Grayson as Robin, alongside a cast of supervillains including the Joker, the Penguin, Riddler and Catwoman among others, took the country by storm and spurred a "Batmania" phenomenon. To date, Batman and its legendary onomatopoeia graphics, remains a beloved classic.

To commemorate TeleXitos' debut of Batman and celebrate DC Comics' "Batman Day 2016" on September 17, the network will also offer viewers an opportunity to access special Batman-themed trivia in Spanish on its digital and social media platforms. Viewers can visit TeleXitos.com, as well as the network;s Facebook page at Facebook.com/TeleXitos or its Twitter page at @TeleXitos and use the hashtag #BatmanEnTeleXitos, to access the specially-curated digital content and keep up with the network's Batman debut.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, April 30

Krapopolis - "Mazed and Kingfused" (Fox, 9:02PM ET/PT)
Hippo accompanies Shlub on his journey to Minos; Ty gets glued to his throne.

Grimsburg - "Crystal Ball" (Fox, 9:31PM ET/PT)
When Flute goes for surgery to have a second testicle put in, he finds an unexpected side effect.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 28)

Wednesday, April 30

Allison Janney (Mom/Mr. Sunshine) - Watch Allison on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Adam DeVine (The Righteous Gemstones/Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin/Workaholics/Modern Family) - Adam appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Chase Sui Wonders (The Studio/Bupkis) - Chase stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Tim Baltz (The Righteous Gemstones) and Lennon Parham (Minx/Bless This Mess/Schooled/Playing House/Best Friends Forever) - Tim and Lennon are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Lisa Ann Walter (Abbott Elementary/Emeril) - E! News has an interview with Lisa at 11pm on E!.
Molly Shannon (I Love That for You/The Other Two/Divorce/Kath & Kim/Craking Up), Marc Maron (GLOW/Maron) and Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Molly, Marc and Ronny are guests on Everybody's Live with John Mulaney at 10pm on Netflix.
Geena Davis (The Geena Davis Show/Sara/Buffalo Bill) - Geena talks about The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am, on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT and on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Jaleel White (Family Matters/Grown Ups) - Jaleel talks about The Flip Side on CBS Mornings Plus sometime between 7-9am.
Da'Vine Joy Randolph (Only Murders in the Building/High Fidelity/People of Earth/Selfie) - Da'Vine talks about Shadow Force on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Ke Huy Quan (Head of the Class/Together We Stand) - Ke and Drew are reminiscing about acting as children and becoming close with Steven Spielberg on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. He's also telling Drew about choreographing stunts for Hugh Jackman, how he met his wife of over twenty years and making an acting comeback for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
JoAnna Garcia Swisher (Animal Practice/Better with You/Reba) and Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - The Drew Barrymore Show (repeat) has a Date Dish Competish with JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Kee Huy Quan, Sarah Fennel and Marc Murphy. Drew's got a date dish competish and Sarah Fennel, Ke Huy Quan and JoAnna Garcia Swisher are judging the whole thing. Team Drew and Pilar Valdes are taking on Valerie Bertinelli and Marc Murphy using three mystery ingredients to make a date night dish. Then, Drew is chatting with Joanna Garcia Swisher about season four of her show Sweet Magnolias.
Dennis Quaid (Merry Happy Whatever) - NBC's Today catches up with Dennis sometime between 7-9am.
Wanda Sykes (The Upshaws/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - Wanda co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Mike Epps (The Upshaws/Uncle Buck/Survivor's Remorse) - NBC's Today catches up with Mike in the 10am hour.